"Jean O'Boyle" wrote in message
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> Saw this in Frommer's newsletter yesterday.
>
> --Jean
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> Royal Caribbean & Celebrity Introduce Remote Luggage Check-In
>
> Debarking and retrieving your luggage at the end of a trip is probably the
> low point of most people's cruises. Good news, then from sister-lines
> Royal Caribbean (tel. 800/398-9819; www.royalcaribbean.com) and Celebrity
> Cruises (tel. 800/437-3111; www.celebrity.com). Beginning immediately,
> passengers debarking in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, San Diego, San Juan, and
> Seattle can arrange to have their luggage picked up aboard ship and
> delivered straight to their airline, which checks it through to your
> homebound flight. No muss, no fuss.
>
> The service is being rolled out based on approval by the U.S.
> Transportation Security Administration, Customs and Border Patrol, as well
> as seaport, airport, and airline security. To qualify, guests must fly to
> a U.S. city on an expanding list of airlines on the same day their cruise
> ends.
>
> It works like this: Before leaving the ship, guests transmit their flight
> information and number of checked bags to cruise staff, who then forward
> the information electronically to the airlines and print out your boarding
> passes, luggage tags, and claim checks. Your luggage is then transported
> securely to the airport, processed, and loaded aboard your plane. Fees for
> the service range from $10 to $20 per guest, depending on the port.
>
Rip off...
--Tom
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